The Ferris Wheel
Great managers can make complicated work look as easy as a spinning ferris wheel.
Once upon a time, a colleague told me that I was "running a ferris wheel." It was meant as an insult, and it really bothered me for some time. Knowing what I know now -- I managed the department so well, it DID look like a ferris wheel from an outside perspective. It was a well-oiled machine full of earnest and excited people, some literally spinning from the joy of creation and learning. It was a marvelous ferris wheel.
Successes
Tech Lead on multiple projects: internal and external
Project Manager for Spanish course conversions
Development Lead for website
Lead on all 508-Compliance projects
Fundraisers: Eggstravaganza, Faculty & Student Art Sale
3 yearly dance performances
Balanced budgets across 12 departments
Dance department moved from "in the red" to "in the green"
Quarterly publications for print